Lamentations 1:8
The Scripture
(8) Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is removed: all that honoured her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness: yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
The chapter opens with a lament for Jerusalem, describing the city's desolation and the people's grief after God's fierce anger. It records that God has poured out his wrath, causing the destruction of the city and the exile of its people.
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